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Deadline for applications: March 11, 2022
Position: Bilingual (FR/EN) Business Development and Proposal Administrator
Position Type: Permanent, full-time
Reporting to: Business Development Director
Location: Gatineau, QC
Remuneration: Alinea International offers competitive salaries and an excellent benefits package. Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.
Application instructions:
- Cover letter is mandatory to be considered. Cover letters should detail how you fit the opportunity and your current availability.
- Alinea International accepts electronic submissions only. Send your cover letter and CV employment@alineainternational.com.
- Please include following in the email subject line: [BD Proposal Administrator: Your last name, your first name]
- Only successful candidates will be contacted. No phone calls please.
Committed to inclusion and diversity: Alinea offers merit-based, equal employment opportunities to all candidates. Alinea is committed to the protection of children and vulnerable adults. Due to the nature of our work, all candidates will be subject to due diligence checks and extensive background checks where appropriate.
Background
Alinea is a global international development consultancy. We provide technical and management expertise that helps people improve their lives. We work with governments, investors, companies and communities to deliver lasting change. Over the past 35 years, we have managed more than 515 projects worldwide.
Alinea is seeking a business development administrator who will be based in its Gatineau office to support the Business Development Unit.
Key Roles and Responsibilities:
- Coordinating proposal development, including: creating tools and templates, providing logistic/administrative support to proposal team, researching and developing content for expressions of interest, CVs, etc., proofreading, formatting final documents, ensuring compliance with bidding requirements, and monitoring deadlines.
- Tracking business development opportunities via online platforms, etc.
- Coordinating logistics for internal and external team meetings, including basic audio/visual set up via common communications software platforms (Teams, Skype, Zoom).
- Identifying and liaising with partners, consultants, graphic designers, translators, etc.
- Liaising with donors (scheduling meetings, debriefs, etc.).
- Supporting recruitment as needed.
- Processing expense claims, payment of invoices, and managing financial transactions.
- Contributing to organizational knowledge management through maintaining internal files and databases.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in a related field, or relevant work experience in a similar role.
- Three or more years of experience working in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
- Experience in formatting, editing and producing documents for publication, ensuring overall quality and compliance.
- Proposal development experience preferred.
- English/French bilingual.
- Highly proficient in Microsoft Office 365 and the full office suite.
- Highly organized, able to quickly learn and utilize software tools/programs.
- Ability to summarize complex documents, and identify client compliance requirements in tender and related documents.
- Enjoys working in a fast-paced team environment, with proven ability to prioritize multiple tasks and work efficiently and independently, and within strict deadlines.
- Ability and willingness to work overtime when deadlines approach.
For more information about Alinea, please visit our website: www.alineainternational.com .